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KMID : 1023520170400020149
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Korean Journal of Veterinary Service
2017 Volume.40 No. 2 p.149 ~ p.153
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The survey on avian pox infections in migratory birds at a stopover site, South Korea
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Kim Hee-Jong
Chae Hee-Young
Park Seong-Jun
Sung Haan-Woo
Kim Jong-Taek
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Abstract
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The present study was carried out to evaluate the effect of avian pox on wild bird population by investigating the avian pox infection in migratory birds of a stopover site. 3,565 birds in 116 species were examined for avian pox in migratory birds at the Heuksando island in South Korea during the spring and fall of 2011. 20 birds in 12 species were found pox-like lesions and 5 birds were diagnosed by avian pox using PCR: Pale Thrush (Turdus pallidus), Yellow-breasted Bunting (Emberiza aureola), Yellow-throated Bunting (Emberiza elegans), Rustic Bunting (Emberiza rustica), Black-faced Bunting (Emberiza spodocephala). To our knowledge, this is the first report of avian pox detected in these 5 species of the world.
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KEYWORD
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Avian pox, Migratory Birds, Stopover site
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